Wright Canada Holdings, Ltd. and all of its affiliated companies respectfully acknowledge the Indigenous peoples’ ancestral and traditional territories and lands that we live, work and thrive in.
- To provide reliable service to our customers by ensuring that transmission & distribution lines, and railroads are clear from vegetation.
- To provide attractive value appreciation to our employee owners.
- To provide team members with an environment that enables them to achieve their personal and professional goals.
- To make a positive difference in the communities we serve.
SAFETY – It is everyone’s responsibility; we each own it.
FAMILY – Our foundation is based on teamwork and inclusion.
STEWARDSHIP – We are dedicated to environmental sustainability.
Tree Service and ArborCare will continue to be recognized by utilities as providers of the highest levels of quality, service, responsiveness, reliability and value in North America.
EXCELLENCE – We exceed client expectations through resourcefulness and innovation.
INTEGRITY – We abide by the highest ethical standards.
ArborCare®, a division of Wright Canada Holdings, Ltd., was established in 1983 and has been a leader in the arboriculture industry, servicing Canada for 40 years. We remain committed to maintaining your environment.
ArborCare was acquired by the employee-owned vegetation management company Wright Tree Service in May 2019, to serve as a division for residential and commercial clients. We are proud to be leaders in the industry with over 100 fulltime employees on staff. Our goal is to provide exceptional arborist service to clients in Western Canada.
In 2022, we became the first Canadian company to be dual-accredited by Tree Care Industry Association (TCIA) adding the Utility Contractor Accreditation, a third-party compliance-audit program to ensure peace of mind when it comes to hiring a tree and vegetation management company.
The Tree Care Industry Association (TCIA) is the foremost business management resource for tree care companies. Thousands of tree care companies and affiliated companies worldwide are members of the only tree care company association in the world. More than 2,000 tree care companies have demonstrated the ethics, quality and consumer confidence to earn TCIA accreditation. Companies that invest the time and effort to earn accreditation have well-recognized proof of compliance with industry standards as well as formal documented training programs. ArborCare has completed a meticulous application and audit process to earn TCIA accreditation to better serve our clients.
The International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) serves the tree care industry as a paid membership association and a credentialing organization that promotes the professional practice of arboriculture. ISA focuses on providing research, technology, and education opportunities for tree care professionals to develop their arboricultural expertise. ISA also works to educate the public about the benefits of trees and the need for proper tree care.
Our ISA Certified Arborists voluntarily take advantage of the opportunity to further their education. The knowledge and skills our arborists develop to earn their credentials demonstrate their personal commitments to their profession and the betterment of the community. Our arborists are passionate about demonstrating their abilities to properly care for and maintain trees.
We are a company that proudly serves clients throughout Canada by maintaining high standards of safety.
We have received COR certification in all regions we serve:
• BC Certificate of Recognition Health & Safety
• BC Certificate of Recognition Injury Management
• BC Forest Safety Council SAFE Companies Program
• Alberta Partnerships in Injury Reduction
Certificate of Recognition
• Saskatchewan Certificate of Recognition
• Saskatchewan Certificate of Achievement from the Workers’ Compensation Board
• Manitoba Certificate of Recognition Safety Program Accredited
The Canadian arm of Iowa-based parent company Wright Service Corp. (WSC), Wright Canada Holdings, Ltd., was formed in 2017 and is comprised of Spectrum Resource Group, Wright Tree Service of Canada, ArborCare® and CNUC of Canada. From British Columbia to New Brunswick, our commercial operations and clients are spread throughout the country.
With the help of a sustainability report, and our initial corporate social responsibility report, we wanted to convey our progress. This is our strategy of demonstrating how we deliver the most skillfully performed, safe, and environmentally friendly services and solutions to the public, the business community, and the communities where we live and work. Investing in our workforce facilitates our family of businesses to offer unique, cutting-edge services and increase the value for all our stakeholders and customers.
Go through our report, to learn more about the advancements we have made and plan to make in the following areas:
• Safety
• Employee Well-being
• Environmental Sustainability
• Community Engagement
Consulting Arborists are the authoritative experts on trees and bring an objective and comprehensive viewpoint to their clients—ensuring the safety, health, and preservation of trees.
Servicing a wide variety of clients, including property owners, municipalities, contractors, attorneys, insurance professionals, landscape architects, developers, engineers, other arborists, and more.
A comprehensive list of what ArborCare’s consultations consist of:
• Contract Preparation and Supervision Diagnosis of Tree and Landscape Problems Expert Witness and Litigation
• Forensic Investigations
• Tree Risk Assessments and Surveys
• Insect and Disease Identification and Management
• Plant Health Care Programs
• Training and Education
• Tree, Landscape, and Nursery Appraisals
• Tree Management for Arboreta, Golf Courses, and Nurseries Tree Plant Inventories
• Tree Planting Programs
• Tree Protection for Construction Projects
ArborCare has set the standards extremely high!
Corrine Winfield is a member of the American Society of Consulting Arborists (ASCA) and is a Registered Consulting Arborist® (RCA) through the organization.
Corrine is a Dual Certified Master Arborist, the 3rd person in Alberta to have dual certification for both RCA and the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) Board Certified Master Arborist® (BCMA). In addition, Corrine has certifications in Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (TRAQ) and Tree & Plant Appraisal Qualification (TPAQ).
Corrine has been in the arboriculture industry for 26+ years. She has been a dedicated influencer of ArborCare’s incredible history since 1999, sharing her knowledge and skills with other employees, and servicing our clients in the most respectful and professional way for more than two decades!
Scan here to read the sustainability reportOur reliable and responsive snow removal team goes above and beyond to ensure your home or business comes first and your staff and customers are safe.
SAVE TIME - Snow removal can be a tedious job.
IMPROVE SAFETY - Leaving snow removal to the pros can help prevent you and those visiting your home or business from accidentally slipping and falling on your driveway or sidewalk.
SNOW MAINTENANCE
• Snow Shovelling
• City Sidewalks
• Driveways
• Walkways
• Doorways
• De-Icing Services
SNOW REMOVAL
• Parking Lots
• Commercial Buildings
• City Sidewalks
Our plant management program is popular in our residential and commercial service sectors and growing with our municipal clients targeting heritage trees. We can target a wide variety of insects and pests with our seasonal program, from overwintering eggs and crawlers to Aphids to borers.
• Horticultural Oil – Overwintering Eggs & Oystershell Scale
• Certified Organic (OMRI) Insecticidal Soap Spray – Soft Bodied Insects, Aphids, Mites and Mealy Bugs
• Target Spray – Spruce Budworm, Spider Mites, Sawflies
• TreeAzin Natural Organic Systemic Insecticide – Elm Scale, Leaf Miner
• Spring & Fall Root Zone Fertilizer
• Lawn Fertilizer & Herbicide
LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE
INCLUDES:
• Irrigation
• Pruning and Trimming
• Weed Removal
• Aerating
• Fertilizing
• Planting
• Drainage
• Mowing and Lawn Maintenance
Tree pruning plays a significant role in maintaining the growth, structure, and integrity of a tree. A properly pruned tree helps minimize the risk of broken limbs, falling branches, and helps limit the spread of diseases.
At ArborCare, our ISA-Certified Arborists provide professional tree pruning across Canada.
Our arborists have advanced training in Hazard Tree Cutting Falling, Technical Tree Falling and Cutting, Spar Pole Rigging, Chainsaw Safety, WHIMIS and First Aid. Tree removal can be an intricate process, mistakes can be costly – make sure the arborist you choose is qualified and certified through WCB, TCIA, ISA, LANTA, or ARBORCANADA.
There is approximately 231,966 km of power transmission lines across Canada, these lines need to be cleared and debris free. Land clearing and grading services use specialized machinery such as bucket trucks and industrial-grade mulchers.
Wright Tree Service applies vegetation management on every job site. We use the most appropriate manual, mechanical or chemical solution to meet the utility’s objectives, comply with regulations, and encourage natural habitat and other ecological improvements. In other words, we use the right technique in the right place at the right time. Our objective is to promote safe and reliable delivery of utility services while minimizing the impact on trees and the environment.
The Utility Tree Worker (UTW) and Utility Tree Trimmer (UTT) certification is an Alberta provincially recognized certification that is mandatory for all persons who perform vegetation maintenance around energized power lines and groundwork around energized power lines. It is also recognized by Saskatchewan and Manitoba through Integrated Vegetation Management Association of Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
We have 60 Certified Utility Arborists on our team.
“We have been using ArborCare for snow removal services on several of our commercial/retail/industrial sites for the past 15 years, including shopping Centres like Willow Park Village and Sheppard Retail. More recently, we have started to utilize them for our summer landscaping needs, including regular maintenance programs, landscape upgrades, tree planting and more.
Their services are found to be professional and timely. We’ve worked with them on additional requests that sometimes fall “outside the scope”, and their response is always favorable. Service requests are dealt with in a timely manner. We find the broad range of their available services a convenience, in minimizing the number of different contractors we would maybe have to deal with otherwise.”
Senior Property Manager, Kennington Properties“We had a huge 60-year-old Siberian Elm removed. The crews did an excellent job removing it. We are in an older neighborhood and all our utilities are above ground they were cautious with their boom trucks not to damage any wires. They had to use trucks as this tree had to be 100’ high. Highly recommend Arborcare and will always use them for any of our tree issues.”
Doug Smyth“On behalf of the Board of Directors, I would like to thank you for the very professional job completed on the tree that was trimmed. The two employees that were here on the work site were very professional, courteous and accommodating. The employees that were here were Chris and Nikki, and it was a joy to be in their presence. I would also like to thank Nicole Mychasiuk for her professionalism and patience answering my many questions and calls in regards to the quote. We would recommend your services to anyone in need of them.”
Gloria Hildebrand“The team worked really well together and it was clear safety was of primary concern, especially of operating the grinding machine. The team was polite and they worked hard. It was a job well done.”
NB Pawlak